“i still believe that we should be tolerant and welcoming of those who think differently.”
Maria van Driel (MvD) interviews Desmond Da Sa* about the state of the social movements in Durban and nationally.
DEBATES & OPINIONS
Penalising protest action
Anna Majavu* discusses the implications of the latest Constitutional Court judgement that makes organisations liable for damages arising from protests.
Internet and Press Freedom in South Africa in 2011
In this article Freedom House* reports that South Africa’s Press Freedom is ‘Partly Free’ while it’s internet is ‘Free’
Part 1: The past stands in front of the present, we cannot see the future
Michael Abrams* discusses the deep-seated fracturing within South African society continues 20 years after apartheid, and its impact especially on the youth.
KC JOURNAL NO 30 JULY 2012 – Barometer of Resistance
date Place details demands 05 January 2012 Nebo – Limpopo Twenty-seven protesters appeared at the Nebo Magistrate’s Court for public violence and malicious damage to property. Residents were protesting against […]
In this Edition – KC JOURNAL NO 29 DECEMBER 2011
This edition, no 28, is the last edition of the Khanya Journal for the year 2011, and is a special edition in a number of […]
The failings of climate negotiations
Saliem Fakir* discusses the failure of COP17 against the background of the United Nations bubble and its methods of work. Was an alternative possible.
Durban Package lacks ambition and equity
Payal Parekh* argues that the agreement lacks ambition, equity and justice and that it is essential for civil society to strategies and regroup to curb global warming.
Ordinary people have once again been let down by our governments
Commenting on the UN climate talks which ended today in Durban, South Africa, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Climate Justice Coordinator of Friends of the Earth International said: “Ordinary […]
COP17 leaves world sleepwalking towards four degrees warming
In this article Oxfam* argues that the world’s poor will bear the brunt of the failure of COP17, including high food prices rise.